A 2cm hairy caterpillar. Orange head, black body. It's body is covered with short white (powder-like) hairs and long sharper hairs. Maybe a Tussock moth caterpillar.
Kundasang highlands, Sabah.
This is one of the diverse species of Lepidopterans in Kinabalu Park. >>>Map accuracy : 50m diameter.
Lat: 6.01, Long: 116.54
Spotted on Dec 11, 2009
Submitted on Mar 5, 2012
3 Comments
Not all, but many do seem to have this feature!
Thank you KarenL.
Does all Tussock caterpillars have those yellow bags on their back?
Very nice! Looks like a species of Tussock moth.